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Safety instructions
Please read the following safety information carefully.
Ensure that all staff who are to connect, mount, or use the actuator are in possession
of the necessary information and that they have access to this user manual.
Persons who do not have the necessary experience or knowledge of the product/
products must not use the product/products. Besides, persons with reduced physical
or mental abilities must not use the product/products, unless they are under
surveillance or they have been thoroughly instructed in the use of the apparatus by
a person who is responsible for the safety of these persons.
Moreover, children must be under surveillance to ensure that they do not play with
the product.
Before you start mounting/dismounting, ensure that the following points
are observed:
• The actuator is not in operation.
• The mains current supply is switched off and the plug has been pulled out.
• The actuator is free from loads that could be released during this work.
Before you put the actuator into operation, check the following:
• The actuator is correctly mounted as indicated in the relevant user instructions.
• The equipment can be freely moved over the actuator’s whole working area.
• The actuator is connected to a mains electricity supply/transformer with the
correct voltage and which is dimensioned and adapted to the actuator in question.
• Ensure that the voltage applied matches to the voltage specified on the actuator
label.
• Ensure that the connection bolts can withstand the wear.
• Ensure that the connection bolts are secured safely.
During operation
• Listen for unusual sounds and watch out for uneven running. Stop the actuator
immediately if anything unusual is observed.
• Do not sideload the actuator.
• Use only the actuator within the specified working limits.
• Do not step or kick on the actuator.
When the equipment is not in use
• Switch off the mains supply or pull out the plug in order to prevent unintentional
operation.
• Check regularly the actuator and joints for extraordinary wear.
• Reinstall always the cabellock and a tight screw with 1,5 Nm +/- 20%
Classification
The equipment is not suitable for use in the presence of a flammable anaesthetic
mixture with air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide.